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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Michael Levesque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibrahim Moizoos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibrahim Moizoos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 cm
26
255 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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194 cm
18
279 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Michael Levesque! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ibrahim Moizoos! The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Michael Levesque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moizoos flicks out a counter leg kick but Michael Levesque steps away. Moizoos lands with a nice body punch. Michael Levesque with a poor takedown enabling Moizoos to counter with a crisp jab. Michael Levesque shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moizoos's guard. Michael Levesque content to stall in guard here. Moizoos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Moizoos wants to stand up but Michael Levesque is controlling him. Moizoos trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Michael Levesque working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Michael Levesque has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Michael Levesque stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moizoos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Michael Levesque with a flurry of punches that miss. Michael Levesque lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Moizoos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Michael Levesque keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moizoos's head. Michael Levesque throws a big right hand that misses. Michael Levesque landing some decent shots from guard. Michael Levesque is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Michael Levesque keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moizoos's head. Moizoos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Michael Levesque controls the pace. Michael Levesque landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Michael Levesque is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michael Levesque accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Michael Levesque stopping the sweep attempt from Moizoos. Michael Levesque connects with a couple of short punches. Michael Levesque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Michael Levesque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Michael Levesque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Michael Levesque controlling from the top position. Moizoos is trying to control the position but Michael Levesque postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Michael Levesque is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Michael Levesque with a nice head shot there. Michael Levesque distracts Moizoos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Moizoos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Michael Levesque chips away with some ground and pound. Michael Levesque works over Moizoos with some ground and pound from guard. Michael Levesque stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moizoos swivels though and keeps the full guard. Michael Levesque postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Michael Levesque throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Michael Levesque postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Michael Levesque distracts Moizoos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Michael Levesque is in close to Moizoos's body, working some short punches and elbows. Moizoos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Michael Levesque controls the pace. Michael Levesque trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Michael Levesque is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Moizoos trying to keep a closed guard but Michael Levesque is proving a slippery customer.
Moizoos has momentary wrist control but Michael Levesque slips an elbow through the middle. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Michael Levesque scoring with some ground and pound. Moizoos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Michael Levesque controls the pace. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Michael Levesque dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Michael Levesque shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Michael Levesque shoots for a takedown but Moizoos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Michael Levesque dodges the punch combination from Moizoos.
A big left from Moizoos misses. Moizoos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Moizoos tries to bum rush Michael Levesque with a series of wild strikes but Michael Levesque uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Paul Michael Levesque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Moizoos avoids the body shot from Michael Levesque.
It seemed like Moizoos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Michael Levesque shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Michael Levesque. That's going to take a lot out of him. Michael Levesque throws a lazy head kick and Moizoos counters with a two punch combo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Michael Levesque has his takedown stuffed and Moizoos counters with a nice right hand that sends Michael Levesque toppling to the canvas! Michael Levesque scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Moizoos finish him?!
Michael Levesque is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Moizoos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Michael Levesque closes the distance and clinches up with Moizoos, looking for a takedown. Michael Levesque pushes Moizoos against the cage but Moizoos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Moizoos avoids a kick to the body.
Moizoos unleashes a big counter combination but Michael Levesque bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Moizoos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Michael Levesque is out of range. Michael Levesque could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Michael Levesque misses with a double jab.
Michael Levesque feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Michael Levesque trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Moizoos looking to control.
Michael Levesque throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Michael Levesque's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Michael Levesque lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Michael Levesque scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Michael Levesque throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moizoos works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Michael Levesque distracts Moizoos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Michael Levesque sitting in guard here, content to control. Moizoos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michael Levesque. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Michael Levesque seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Moizoos for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Michael Levesque stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moizoos swivels though and keeps the full guard. Moizoos has momentary wrist control but Michael Levesque slips an elbow through the middle. Michael Levesque throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Michael Levesque throws a big elbow that misses. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michael Levesque accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Michael Levesque stands up over Moizoos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Michael Levesque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Michael Levesque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moizoos can do to turn this around? Michael Levesque working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Michael Levesque is stalling in the full guard. Michael Levesque throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moizoos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Moizoos cracks Michael Levesque with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Moizoos has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Moizoos slaps away a takedown attempt from Michael Levesque, before circling back to the center of the mat. Michael Levesque throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Moizoos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Michael Levesque is in Moizoos's guard. Michael Levesque works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Michael Levesque with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Michael Levesque has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Nice strikes from Michael Levesque there. Michael Levesque is looking for a kimura but Moizoos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Michael Levesque to get the leverage. Michael Levesque throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Michael Levesque is controlling the pace.
Michael Levesque landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ibrahim Moizoos will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Michael Levesque drops his hands momentarily and Moizoos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Michael Levesque throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moizoos's waist but Moizoos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Michael Levesque off to one side. Moizoos throws a jab when Michael Levesque was well out of range. Michael Levesque half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Moizoos throws a front kick aimed at Michael Levesque's knee but Michael Levesque avoids it well. Moizoos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A combination from Moizoos does no damage. Moizoos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Michael Levesque lands a couple of elbows. Michael Levesque keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moizoos's head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Michael Levesque prevents Moizoos from getting back to his feet. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michael Levesque accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Michael Levesque postures up and lands a big shot to Moizoos's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Michael Levesque working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Michael Levesque is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Michael Levesque with a flurry of punches that miss. Michael Levesque sitting in guard, not really doing much. Michael Levesque passes Moizoos's right leg, so he's now in half guard. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Michael Levesque connects with a nice short shot to Moizoos's temple. Michael Levesque working the head and body with strikes. Michael Levesque lands strikes from half guard. Michael Levesque drops an elbow to the side of Moizoos's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Michael Levesque connects with a nice short shot to Moizoos's temple. Michael Levesque winds up and cracks Moizoos with a swinging punch to the side of the head. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Michael Levesque lands a nice short elbow. Michael Levesque lands strikes from half guard. Moizoos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Moizoos taking some punishment here, with Michael Levesque in his half guard. Moizoos is looking for a sweep. Michael Levesque is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Paul Michael Levesque overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Michael Levesque connects with a nice short shot to Moizoos's temple. Michael Levesque scoring with strikes to the body and head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Michael Levesque works his foot free and advances to mount. Moizoos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Michael Levesque tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Michael Levesque scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Michael Levesque lands a big shot there that rocks Moizoos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Michael Levesque scoring with strikes but Moizoos is staying in there. Michael Levesque is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Moizoos is rocked! Moizoos taking shots to the head. Moizoos is still in real trouble! Can Michael Levesque finish him? Michael Levesque connects with a bit shot that sees Moizoos covering up! More strikes from Michael Levesque and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Michael Levesque is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Michael Levesque!
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